Archives for August 2012

DENVER—The nation's only pending ballot measure to ban abortion in all circumstances has failed in Colorado, the only place voters were expected to consider a divisive "personhood" measure.
Colorado Secretary of State Scott Gessler announced Wednesday that backers of the "personhood" amendment fell about 3,900 valid signatures short of the some 86,000 needed.
Abortion foes succeeded twice before getting the proposal on Colorado ballots. Both … [Read more...]

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Eli Reshef MD
What died in the 1950’s, revived by a charlatan, landed Manny Ramirez in hot water, and is currently prescribed by health care professionals all over the U.S. as the “hottest” treatment for obesity? Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (HCG), a fertlity medication, and the HCG diet. HCG is prescribed for infertility treatment in women to promote ovulation and in men with low pituitary hormones to increase testosterone and sperm … [Read more...]

No matter where one stands on abortion, attempts at introducing Personhood legislation or ballot initiatives to change state constitutions to include Personhood amendments must be alarming to infertility care providers because of the threat they pose to IVF and certain contraceptive practices. In the past 5 years, an extreme anti-abortion movement from Colorado, PersonhoodUSA, has been aggressively promoting legislation nationwide to give … [Read more...]

Meet Dr. Eli Reshef

The other day, another physician asked me if I had to start all over again, would I still become a physician and would I still choose Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility as my sub-specialty. I answered with a resounding “yes”. I feel very fortunate to get up every morning looking forward to going to work. I feel privileged to have the opportunity to help people every day, that is every day, including weekends and holidays. Read More About Me Here-